Chapter 17: Using Hole Wizard and Toolbox
- Add a washer and a nut to the bottom stack of the binding head screws. Using the
Stack Components panel of the final tab of the Hole Series/Smart Fastener interface, add
a washer and a nut to the bottom stack. - A dialog box appears, enabling you to add a washer and a nut, as shown in
Figure 17.28. You may want to roll the model over so that you can see the components
being added to the underside of the screw. You can add other properties to the parts by
clicking the Properties button. Notice that the screw has been lengthened to accommo-
date the added components.
FIGURE 17.28
Adding washers and nutsNote
If you add a washer to the top stack, the hole does not automatically become larger, and it may cause interfer-
ence. Be careful about your choice of top-stack washers. n
Note
You may have noticed that this time, Smart Fasteners worked almost flawlessly and certainly saved you some
time. Although this tool is not applicable to other purposes, when used with the Hole Series, it is quite useful. n
Caution
The final version of the assembly on the CD-ROM may open up on your computer with Huge Screws if you
open it before completing the tutorial. This is because the configurations used in the assembly are on my com-
puter. Although you have the same parts, before doing this tutorial, you may not have the same configurations;
therefore, they cannot be found and come in Huge instead. This was intentional; it is a practical reminder of
this problem and how easily it can happen to you. n
- You may want to group the fasteners and even the fasteners’ mates into folders, as
shown in Figure 17.29.